The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic men's fraternal society that was formed to offer support, financial aid, and assistance to sick, disabled and needy members in the community. The Knights of Columbus Council 6870 supports Christ the King Church in Terrytown.

The organization holds charitable events throughout the year, including the Christmas basket drive wherein they give about 15 to 18 baskets of goods to needy families. They organize the second collections at Mass to give money to seminarians. They hold an annual ice cream social. They also hold the barbecue for the CYO during rush week. Currently, the group is planning to organize fundraisers to give money to wounded soldiers, St. Mary's and Padua House.

They begin admitting members at the age of 18 and are currently around 100 members. They meet the third Thursday of every month at 7:30 p.m. at the Knight of Columbus Hall, 535 Deerfield Road (the stand-alone building located near the Parish Hall). Any interested members are invited to visit the Knights of Columbus Hall from 6:30-7 the night of the meetings and speak to Richard Carbo, membership director, or contact Neva Frazier at 504.361.1500 for more information.

The Terrytown American Legion Post 378 meets on the third Wednesday every month at the 431 Holmes Blvd., Terrytown. The executive meeting starts at 6 p.m. and the general meeting starts at, 7 p.m. For more information call Commander Gene Barbaro at 504.270.5887.

Terrytown Civic Association

The Terrytown Civic Association meets the first Wednesday of every month. The meetings begin at 7 p.m. at the Terrytown Golden Age Center, 640 Heritage Ave. (across from Terrytown Playground).

Terrytown Library

The Terrytown Library, located at 680 Heritage Ave., holds storytime every Wednesday at 4 p.m., crafts every Saturday at 2 p.m. and children's movies playing every other Saturday at 2:30 p.m. For more details visit www.jplibrary.net.